Hawaii CC Promotes Key Staff

The Hawaii Convention Center, located here, promoted several of its staff members. Randall Tanaka, former director of business development and

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Ritz Slated for Dallas

Construction is under way on The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas, with an opening date set for mid-summer. The 21-story luxury hotel is expected to house

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McEleney Named President of Callaway Gardens

Callaway Gardens, a 13-acre resort complex with 100,000 square feet of meeting space, display gardens and dining and retail outlets located here,

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Smoking Ban Looms at Atlantic City Casinos

Atlantic City’s city council gave unanimous preliminary approval Dec. 29 for a ban on casino-floor smoking, according to press reports. The

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Dover Downs Expansion Under Way

Construction is in the works on a $52 million expansion of Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, located here. The project, slated for completion by

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Renovations Set for D.C.’s M Street Hotel

The M Street Hotel (formerly The Wyndham City Center Hotel), located here, will be renamed the Renaissance M Street Hotel this spring following a $25

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Hawaii Meetings Entities Launch Joint Website

The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) formed a partnership with SMG Hawaii/Hawaii Convention Center (HCC) to produce the meetings-oriented

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Westin Resort Headed for Avon, Colo.

Construction is under way in Avon, Colo., on a new mixed-use project that will include The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa and The Westin

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S.C.’s Barefoot Resort to Expand Conf. Space

The Barefoot Resort, located here, plans to expand its meeting space with two new facilities. Construction is under way on a new 5,000-square-

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Makeover Slated for Hyatt Regency Indianapolis

The Hyatt Regency Indianapolis plans to begin an $11 million facelift Jan. 25. The renovation is expected to add 10,000 square feet of meeting

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Arrest Pending for Former Palm Beach Controller

Donna M. Duffer, 54, former controller of the West Palm Beach CVB, may soon face two first degree theft felony charges for allegedly stealing $1.6

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PCMA Goes Green; Launches ROE Tool

PCMA kicked off its 51st Annual Meeting in Toronto Jan. 7, with approximately 3,100 delegates meeting at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC)

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JW Marriott Slated for Indy

Plans are in the works for a new JW Marriott here, which will be connected to the soon-to-be-expanded Indiana Convention Center. The new hotel is

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Doubletree Planned for Detroit

Work is expected to begin in late January on the renovation and conversion of Detroit’s Pick-Fort Shelby Hotel into a building containing a

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D.C.’s Georgetown Inn to Undergo Transformation

LXR Luxury Resorts & Hotels partnered with Ralph Pucci, a furniture design gallery owner, to convert The Georgetown Inn, located in Washington, D

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Milwaukee Holiday Inn to Become Doubletree

The Holiday Inn Milwaukee-City Centre will be reflagged a Doubletree hotel in June following a $6 million renovation. Upgrades are slated to

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Two Hotels and Convention Center Headed for Utah

John Q. Hammons Hotels and Resorts, based here, plans to build an Embassy Suites Hotel, a Courtyard by Marriott Hotel and a convention center in

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Montreal Welcomes Courtyard by Marriott and Residence Inn

Urgo Hotels and the Real Estate Group of Marathon Asset Management opened a Courtyard by Marriott and Residence Inn by Marriott near the Montreal

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Embassy Suites Opens in Concord, N.C.

The Embassy Suites Hotel Concord, N.C., debuted Jan. 8. The 308-room hotel contains 42,000 square feet of meeting space.

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Telluride’s Peak Resort Readies for Renovations

The Peaks Resort & Golden Door Spa, located here, plans to begin a $60 million guest room upgrade this spring. The facelift will transform

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